Whether in a smartphone or laptop, semiconductors form the basis of modern electronics and accompany us constantly in ...

California-based Oclaro Inc. has agreed to acquire the local Spectra-Physics operation of Newport Corp. as part of an asset-exchange deal. Oclaro plans to consolidate some of Spectra-Physics' laser ...

Scientists have shown that it may be possible to transform materials simply by triggering internal quantum ripples rather ...

Sum-frequency generation (SFG) is a powerful vibrational spectroscopy that can selectively probe molecular structures at ...

Research into spectroscopy in the mid-IR spectral region has made several recent breakthroughs, spurred by potential uses of the technique in biophotonics and medical imaging. But development of ...

Scientists are learning how to temporarily reshape materials by nudging their internal quantum rhythms instead of blasting ...

How it works: the top frequency comb is passed through a sample of interest and then into a beamsplitter. The bottom frequency comb operates at a slightly different pulse repetition frequency and is ...

MKS Inc. (NASDAQ: MKSI), a global provider of enabling technologies that transform our world, will showcase its latest advances at Photonics West 2026 in San Francisco, CA from January 20 to 22. MKS ...

PATRICK L. EDSELL has been Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Spectra-Physics, Inc. since it went public in October 1997. Prior to that, he served as President of the Spectra-Physics' ...